There are perhaps two main areas that can contribute to 'risk' in terms of transfusion-transmitted infection: first, the risk of not identifying those transmissible infectious agents present in the ...

Anemia and transfusion of red blood cells are common in patients undergoing valve surgery for infective endocarditis, and transfusion is linked to an increased risk for short- and long-term mortality.

Patients who receive a restrictive red blood cell transfusion strategy experience a lower risk of healthcare-associated infections than patients who receive a liberal red blood cell transfusion ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who receive a blood transfusion from a donor with undiagnosed cancer do not appear to be at increased risk of developing the malignancy themselves, new research ...

When hospitals were randomly assigned to treat patients undergoing higher-risk non-cardiac surgery with tranexamic acid (TXA) or a placebo, patients who received TXA needed significantly fewer blood ...

Blood transfusion is an essential therapeutic procedure in pediatrics, often indispensable for child survival. It is required in various clinical situations such as severe anemia, severe malaria, ...

Low-dose Revlimid delayed transfusion dependency and improved treatment response rates in non-transfusion dependent MDS patients. Revlimid reduced the risk of transfusion dependency by 69.8% compared ...

A group of leading health experts, legal professionals and patient advocates on Wednesday underscored the urgent need for ...